爱屋及乌
ài​wū​jí​wū

love me, love my dog

  • created sense approved 爱屋及乌/愛屋及烏 · ài​wū​jí​wū · love me, love my dog — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    爱屋及乌 / 愛屋及烏

    ài​wū​jí​wū

    love me, love my dog

    literally 'love the house and its crow'; an idiom meaning that when you love someone, you also care for the people and things connected to them

    爱 (literal) → 爱/愛 · ài · to love 屋 (literal) → 屋 · wū · house 及 (literal) → 及 · jí · to involve 乌 (literal) → 乌/烏 · wū · crow

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